Core Items

Enchantments

Homeguards: A new change in homeguards removed it as an enchantment, now granting all players the buff at 20 minutes.

Distortion: Make some Flash Hook plays or just flash over walls sooner. Get if they have someone like a zed or an assassin who needs to be Exhausted as soon as they show their faces out.

Captain: You're the tank Captain! In teamfights you will mostly lead the charge and your allies can keep up too now! This is great for anyone who needs positioning on your team. Also, its good for that "ACE! All go now!" moment which we all had and were too slow to even get to Gromp.

Alacrity: Go fast. If your caught out, Go fast. If your going somewhere, Go Fast. Mainly if you have not much vision on the map, so you can run past enemies quicker and not get as caught as you would have.

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As nautilus, getting Frozen Heart is a great armor on nautilus, since he is a melee champ he will go in the front lines and end up reducing everyone's attack speed while taking majorly reduced damage from the 100 armor provided. This should not be combed with the Thornmail as it reduces their attack speed so they wont hit you as much. Get this item when facing Vayne especially, short ranged and relies on attack speed.


The Randuin's Omen is another great armor item on Nautilus, as it provides health for his W scaling, Armor, and anyone who autos him has their attack speed reduced. Use this instead of the Frozen Heart if the enemy team has more ranged and has champs like lee sin and Janna to keep you away. This should not be combed with the Thornmail as it reduces their attack speed so they wont hit you as much. Unlike the frozen heart, this can effect every champion, like Tristana and Kog Maw who might be able to outrange the frozen heart, will not prevent this item from reducing their AS.

The active of this item is very similar to E, Riptide as it slows all enemies in a circle. Use this before or after Riptides effects are finished, to not overkill the slow and instead stall more time.


The Thornmail is good against auto attack champions such as Caitlyn and Master Yi. It reflects 30% of damage taken back as magic damage to the attacker. This means if they deal 250 physical damage per auto they receive 75 magic damage back in return. If they are low and you have a lot of health, despite just being a support.

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In it's current state, this item is too good too pass up. Giving movement speed, armor, more attack damage after running, there is nothing this item doesn't give. Actually thats a lie, it doesnt give much but it give a large variety of stats for a low price that is really just unbalanced in it's current state. Which is why you should get it!

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The Spirit Visage is not very recommended on Nautilus at all due to the fact he doesn't make good use of the passive that it gives which is Increases ALL healing by 20% as he does not have any healing abilities.

Mikael's Blessing is a situational item. Use only if they have large amounts of CC, such as Zyra, Thresh Ulti, etc. Using this on an ally or on yourself removes all CC. It also gives nautilus some Mana Regeneration, so he can spam his spells more carelessly. If they don't have CC then this item is essentially a heal. However, this is probably the 2nd most recommended MR item on Nautilus, as the LOTIS doesnt give much MR.


Banshee's Veil is not highly recommended on nautilus, as it blocks one spell. In most cases this is for the ADC or VIP of the team to block a Thresh hook of even an ultimate like Nautilus'. As the tank, you will be receiving many random spells tossed at you and a hook doesn't have to be the first one.


Locket of the Iron Solari is the most recommended MR item on Nautilus because of its unique aura passive which grants nearby allies 75% bonus health regeneration and 20 MR. If activated it gives all nearby allies 50 + (10*Level). This plus Face Of The Mountain and Nautilus's W, Titan's Wrath it can grant him an absolutely massive shield.


This is a pretty good item on most supports, as it allows a lane to easily be pushed without much attention paid to it, and the bonuses it give on it's own to the user make up for the high price and possible low stats. I am not aware if it stacks with Locket, however I do not recommend getting both.

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